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沈活燮 律师

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沈活燮 律师
沈活燮 律师

沈活燮律师

T.+82-2-3703-5847 F.+82-2-737-9091/9092 E.hwalsub.shim@kimchang.com

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Hwal Sub Shim is an attorney at Kim & Chang who handles cases in the areas of Banking, Securities & Finance Litigation, Administrative & Public Law Litigation, Insolvency & Restructuring Litigation, Criminal Defense Litigation and Japan Practices. 

For 19 years from 2001 to 2020, Mr. Shim served as a judge in the Seoul High Court, Busan High Court, Daejeon District Court, Suwon District Court and Seoul Central District Court. During his tenure as a judge, he accumulated a diverse range of experiences in civil, criminal, administrative and insolvent litigations. He also served in the Supreme Court Library as a deputy director general for investigative research. 

Profile

Experience

Kim & Chang (2020-Present) 

High Court Judge, Busan High Court (2018-2020) 

High Court Judge, Seoul High Court (2013-2018) 

Judge, Seoul High Court (2011-2013) 

Deputy Director General for Investigative Research, The Supreme Court Library of Korea (2009-2011) 

Judge, Bankruptcy Division, Seoul Central District Court (2008-2009) 

Judge, Bankruptcy Division, Suwon District Court (2004-2008) 

Judge, Cheonan Branch of Daejeon District Court (2003-2004) 

Judge, Daejeon District Court (2001-2003) 

Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army (1998-2001)

Representative Mattersshow

Financial Litigation
 
  • Advised in litigation related to derivative-linked securities such as ELS and ETN.
  • Advised in litigation related to ETF.
  • Advised in private equity fund lawsuits.
  • Advised in litigation related to additional credit card services.
  • Advised in lawsuits related to online investment-linked financing.
 
M&A and Corporate Governance Litigation
 
  • Advised in a preliminary injunction and lawsuit on the merits in relation to the general meeting of shareholders and the board of directors.
  • Advised in a preliminary injunction for the issuance of new shares and convertible bonds.
  • Advised in a preliminary injunction for inspection and copying of the shareholders register, accounting books and BOD meeting minutes.
  • Advised in lawsuits on borrowed shares.
  • Advised in litigation relating to noteholders.
 
Privacy Lawsuits
 
  • Advised in civil and administrative lawsuits related to the PIPA.
  • Advised in civil, administrative and criminal actions related to the Network Act.
 
Non-Competition and Trade Secret Litigation
 
  • Advised in non-competition lawsuits against private teaching institutes and instructors.
  • Advised in administrative litigation.
  • Advised in litigation for database infringement.
  • Advised in litigation related to internet homepage crawling.
 
Corporate Criminal Lawsuits
 
  • Advised in criminal litigation related to the FSCMA.
  • Advised in criminal litigation related to the Network Act.
  • Advised in criminal actions for economic crimes such as embezzlement and breach of trust.
 
Corporate Bankruptcy Lawsuits
 
  • Advised on corporate bankruptcy and corporate rehabilitation.
  • Advised in cases relating to confirmation procedures of rehabilitation claims, etc.
 
General Civil Lawsuits
 
  • Advised in lawsuits related to the violation of an accounting firm’s duty of care and audit standards.
  • Advised in litigation related to internet network hacking.
  • Advised in litigation for royalties on intellectual property, including software.

Representative Activitiesshow

Publications/Activities
    • Commentary on the Commercial Code (Company Law) 6th Edition (Co-author, Korean Society of Judicial Administration, 2021)
    • Commentary on the Civil Execution Act 4th Edition (Co-author, Korean Society of Judicial Administration, 2018)
    • Court Practice System Civil Lawsuit (Co-author, National Court Administration, 2017)
    • Onju Debtor Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy Act (Co-author, Lawnb, 2015, 2021)

Education

    Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University (M.Sc., Digital Forensics Studies, 2020) 

    Keio University Law School (Visiting Research Scholar, 2005-2006) 

    School of Law, Korea University (LL.M., 2001) 

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of Supreme Court of Korea (1998) 

    College of Law, Korea University (LL.B., 1993)

Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 1998

Languages

Korean, Japanese and English

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Hwal Sub Shim is an attorney at Kim & Chang who handles cases in the areas of Banking, Securities & Finance Litigation, Administrative & Public Law Litigation, Insolvency & Restructuring Litigation, Criminal Defense Litigation and Japan Practices. 

For 19 years from 2001 to 2020, Mr. Shim served as a judge in the Seoul High Court, Busan High Court, Daejeon District Court, Suwon District Court and Seoul Central District Court. During his tenure as a judge, he accumulated a diverse range of experiences in civil, criminal, administrative and insolvent litigations. He also served in the Supreme Court Library as a deputy director general for investigative research. 






    Kim & Chang (2020-Present) 

    High Court Judge, Busan High Court (2018-2020) 

    High Court Judge, Seoul High Court (2013-2018) 

    Judge, Seoul High Court (2011-2013) 

    Deputy Director General for Investigative Research, The Supreme Court Library of Korea (2009-2011) 

    Judge, Bankruptcy Division, Seoul Central District Court (2008-2009) 

    Judge, Bankruptcy Division, Suwon District Court (2004-2008) 

    Judge, Cheonan Branch of Daejeon District Court (2003-2004) 

    Judge, Daejeon District Court (2001-2003) 

    Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Army (1998-2001)






Financial Litigation
 
  •   Advised in litigation related to derivative-linked securities such as ELS and ETN.
  •   Advised in litigation related to ETF.
  •   Advised in private equity fund lawsuits.
  •   Advised in litigation related to additional credit card services.
  •   Advised in lawsuits related to online investment-linked financing.
 
M&A and Corporate Governance Litigation
 
  •   Advised in a preliminary injunction and lawsuit on the merits in relation to the general meeting of shareholders and the board of directors.
  •   Advised in a preliminary injunction for the issuance of new shares and convertible bonds.
  •   Advised in a preliminary injunction for inspection and copying of the shareholders register, accounting books and BOD meeting minutes.
  •   Advised in lawsuits on borrowed shares.
  •   Advised in litigation relating to noteholders.
 
Privacy Lawsuits
 
  •   Advised in civil and administrative lawsuits related to the PIPA.
  •   Advised in civil, administrative and criminal actions related to the Network Act.
 
Non-Competition and Trade Secret Litigation
 
  •   Advised in non-competition lawsuits against private teaching institutes and instructors.
  •   Advised in administrative litigation.
  •   Advised in litigation for database infringement.
  •   Advised in litigation related to internet homepage crawling.
 
Corporate Criminal Lawsuits
 
  •   Advised in criminal litigation related to the FSCMA.
  •   Advised in criminal litigation related to the Network Act.
  •   Advised in criminal actions for economic crimes such as embezzlement and breach of trust.
 
Corporate Bankruptcy Lawsuits
 
  •   Advised on corporate bankruptcy and corporate rehabilitation.
  •   Advised in cases relating to confirmation procedures of rehabilitation claims, etc.
 
General Civil Lawsuits
 
  •   Advised in lawsuits related to the violation of an accounting firm’s duty of care and audit standards.
  •   Advised in litigation related to internet network hacking.
  •   Advised in litigation for royalties on intellectual property, including software.





Publications/Activities

  •   Commentary on the Commercial Code (Company Law) 6th Edition (Co-author, Korean Society of Judicial Administration, 2021)
  •   Commentary on the Civil Execution Act 4th Edition (Co-author, Korean Society of Judicial Administration, 2018)
  •   Court Practice System Civil Lawsuit (Co-author, National Court Administration, 2017)
  •   Onju Debtor Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy Act (Co-author, Lawnb, 2015, 2021)





Education

    Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University (M.Sc., Digital Forensics Studies, 2020) 

    Keio University Law School (Visiting Research Scholar, 2005-2006) 

    School of Law, Korea University (LL.M., 2001) 

    Judicial Research and Training Institute of Supreme Court of Korea (1998) 

    College of Law, Korea University (LL.B., 1993)


Qualifications

    Admitted to bar, Korea, 1998


Languages
  •    Korean, Japanese and English





银行·证券·金融诉讼 ,  行政诉讼和行政救济 ,  再生·重组·破产诉讼 ,  企业刑事和白领犯罪 ,  日本 ,  诉讼 ,  个人信息保护业务团队